By John Maurice
Author of I “f You Change Your Mind, You Can Change Your Life“
Transformational Life Coach
There are moments in life when we feel stuck not because of what’s happening around us, but because of what’s happening inside of us. Not because we lack opportunity, but because we’re holding on to thoughts that were never meant to carry us into our next level. For most people, it’s not the world that’s stopping them, it’s the one thought they’ve silently agreed to, over and over again, without even realizing it.
I want you to pause right now and ask yourself this: What if the biggest thing holding me back is the thought I keep agreeing with?
I’m not talking about your past. I’m not talking about your bank account, your relationships, or even your current circumstances. I’m talking about that one inner voice that keeps whispering, “You’re not ready. You’re not good enough. It’s too late. You’ve missed your moment.” That voice is not truth. That voice is fear. And if you keep building your life around it, you will find yourself circling the same mountain, year after year, wondering why you can’t break through.
The Silent Power of One Thought
Thoughts are not small. Thoughts shape everything. One single toxic thought left unchecked can poison your confidence, delay your purpose, distort your self-worth, and detour you away from the life you were born to live. It’s not always the loud thoughts that do the most damage. Sometimes it’s the quiet ones that whisper in your moments of weakness, the ones you don’t say out loud but have said to yourself for so long they’ve become your internal programming.
But the good news is just as one negative thought can sabotage a season, one new and empowered thought can transform your entire future. This isn’t hype. It’s science. It’s psychology. It’s faith in motion. When you shift what you believe at the root level, everything that grows from that root changes with it.
In my book, If You Change Your Mind, You Can Change Your Life, I wrote these words:
“You don’t need a new life you need a new lens.”
And I meant every word of that. Your life will always move in the direction of your dominant thoughts. If your dominant thoughts are rooted in fear, insecurity, and limitation, your decisions will follow that path even if you’re trying to grow. But if your thoughts are rooted in purpose, truth, identity, and strength, your life will begin to shift quietly at first, then dramatically. I knew it
This Isn’t About Positive Thinking. It’s About Mental Reprogramming.
You weren’t born thinking that you were too late, too broken, too behind, or too unworthy. You learned to think that way. Somewhere along the way, through pain, through experience, or through someone else’s projection, you picked up those thoughts and made them your own. But just because you’ve been thinking something for a long time doesn’t make it true. Truth is not measured by repetition. Truth is measured by alignment with your purpose, your identity, and your potential.
So let’s go deeper in our lives. Let’s do the work of mental renewal. Because this isn’t about surface motivation. This is about transformation from the inside out.
Flip the Thought. Flip the Future.
Let me walk you through a powerful three-step exercise that I’ve used personally and with my clients. If you take this seriously, it can change how you think and ultimately how you live.
Step 1: Catch the Thought.
Become aware of the thought that’s been leading your decisions. Write it down. Be honest. What lie have you been agreeing with? “I’m too far behind.” “No one supports me.” “I always mess things up.” “I don’t have what it takes.” These are not just passing thoughts they are belief systems hiding in your subconscious, silently influencing your confidence, your consistency, and your capacity to dream.
Step 2: Reframe the Truth.
Now it’s time to flip the script. Take that limiting belief and rewrite it in alignment with who you really are, Not who life told you to be. Example: “I’m not behind ’m right on time for what’s mine.” Or, “Every setback was a setup. I wasn’t being punished; I was being prepared.” Speak life over yourself. Your mind is listening.
Step 3: Repeat It Until It Replaces the Old Pattern.
Neuroscience confirms what faith has always taught: repetition reprograms. You can’t just think a new thought once and expect your life to change. You must sustain it. Write it down. Put it on your mirror. Speak it out loud every morning. Make it the soundtrack of your daily mindset. Because your brain follows what it hears most and it believes your voice more than anyone else’s.
You’re Not Stuck. You’re Just Repeating a Script That Needs Editing.
Being stuck isn’t always a sign of failure it’s a sign of mental repetition. You’ve been recycling the same stories, the same fears, the same excuses, and calling it truth. But it’s time to stop defending your limitations and start believing in your future. If the thought isn’t lifting you it’s limiting you. And if it’s limiting you it’s time to change it.
You don’t need permission. You don’t need perfect timing. You need to take your thoughts off autopilot and start designing them with intention.
From Me to You
I didn’t write “If You Change Your Mind, You Can Change Your Life ” because I wanted to publish a book. I wrote it because I needed to survive. I needed to break free from a life that looked good to others but felt hollow on the inside. And the only way forward was to change the thoughts I had been living under srinking myself for far too long.
This book wasn’t born in a writing room. It was born in the middle of my transformation.
And now I’m giving it to you, because I believe your breakthrough is closer than you think. You’re not one push away you’re already changing. Every time you think higher, you live higher.
Here’s What to Do Next
Get My book “If You Change Your Mind You Can Change Your Life” by John Maurice and follow the steps because ….
You are not too late. You are right on time.
You are not stuck. You are ready to rise.
You are not who they said. You are who you decide.
If You Change Your thought.
You Change Your frequency.
And You Change Your life.
Now you are in the middle of Your breakthrough. Your Change has already begun. Like I Always say. You know that I believe in you, and now with you believing more in yourself and being more intentional with your decisions, I know that it will only be A Matter of time until I see you on the other side of your dreams.
Until next time
Love Always,
John Maurice
If you Would like A signed copy of my book with a personal message or looking for private coaching session? Email: MindsetWithJohnMaurice@gmail.com
